The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is the national space agency of Japan. It conducts space missions, satellite launches, and aerospace research and development. JAXA’s mission includes advancing scientific knowledge, promoting industrial development, and contributing to society through space activities.
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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) (国立研究開発法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, Kokuritsu-kenkyū-kaihatsu-hōjin Uchū Kōkū Kenkyū Kaihatsu Kikō, literally "National Research and Development Agency Aerospace Research and Development Organisation") is the Japanese national air and space agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on 1 October 2003. JAXA is responsible for research, technology development and launch of satellites into orbit, and is involved in many more advanced missions such as asteroid exploration and possible human exploration of the Moon. Its motto is One JAXA and its corporate slogan is Explore to Realize (formerly Reaching for the skies, exploring space).
| 宇宙航空研究開発機構 Uchū Kōkū Kenkyū Kaihatsu Kikō | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Abbreviation | JAXA (ジャクサ) |
| Formed | 1 October 2003 |
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| Type | Space agency |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Japan |
| Headquarters | Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan |
| Motto | One JAXA |
| Administrator | Hiroshi Yamakawa |
| Primary spaceport | Tanegashima Space Center |
| Owner | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Government of Japan) |
| Annual budget | ¥212.4 billion (FY2021) |
| Website | www |